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  Chapter 243 241【Attack the heart first】

  Changsha Fucheng.

  Yang Guanji, magistrate of Changsha County, is supervising the construction of the Wengcheng. Changsha used to have urns, but only four gates, and now several more.

  Facing Jiangxi thieves, we must strengthen the city defense!

   "Ji Chang," the magistrate Wang Qisheng said, walking quickly, with a stern expression, "Jiangxi's bandit Zhao has sent troops to attack Huguang. Liling fell, and Liuyang was besieged."

  Liling County and Liuyang County are both under the jurisdiction of Changsha Prefecture, and they are the east gate of Changsha.

  Yang Guanji asked: "What is the governor of southern Hunan doing?"

"Raise money and food in Yuezhou and Changde, and call on the gentry to start a group training," Wang Qisheng said. "Governor Wang asked the Changsha gentry to also hold a group training. I will entrust this matter to Chief Ji. As for the supervision of the construction of the Wengcheng, I will leave it to other people to do it immediately." Can."

  Yang Guanji sighed in his heart, cupped his fists and said, "Do your best."

  After handing over the affairs of the Wengcheng construction site, Yang Guanji immediately left the city and went to the countryside to connect with the gentry and wealthy families. To be honest, he really wanted to be a thief at the moment.

  Wang Qisheng, the prefect of Changsha, and Yang Guanji, the magistrate of Changsha County, are actually Jinshi of the same discipline.

  Yang Guanji grew up in a poor family. Whenever there was a lack of food at home, his mother would take him to his grandfather's house to grab a meal. He was discriminated against by his aunt and cousins ​​since he was a child. But he studied hard and passed the Jinshi examination at a young age, but unfortunately he had no money to bribe the officials of the official department.

  A dignified Jinshi, originally appointed as the magistrate of Rugao, just arrived in Rugao to take up the post, but was inexplicably demoted to the governor of Guangxin Prefecture.

  He didn't offend anyone, and he didn't have time to speak or do anything, so he was demoted from the seventh-rank magistrate to the ninth-rank magistrate. There is only one possibility, the position of magistrate of Rugao County was bought by someone at a high price, and he, the official Jinshi, must give up his position.

  After tossing and transferring several times, he is still a seventh-rank magistrate, while his Jinshi of the same discipline is already a magistrate.

  The hard work is all done by Yang Guanji, but the credit goes to others.

  Yang Guanji went straight to Shaping Village to meet the gentleman Dow. The locals call it "Tao Langu", which means that the Tao family has so much rice that it rots in the warehouse. There are tens of thousands of servants raised by the family and tenants who farm for them.

  The family is having a funeral, and the patriarch Tao Tianrong has just passed away.

  Yang Guanji went to express his condolences. He was poor and couldn't afford expensive gifts, so he simply went to the mourning hall to offer incense with empty hands.

  That night, he called the brothers Tao Bangxian and Tao Bangyong out of the mourning hall to discuss the organization of group training.

  Before he opened his mouth, Tao Bangxian said: "Master of the county, the Tao family has donated a thousand taels of silver to build the urn city in Changsha. The imperial court has increased the allocation several times, and the Tao family has also allocated the heaviest. Is it possible that the Tao family will pay again?"

   "No, no," Yang Guanji was a little embarrassed, "Your Majesty has a decree that the squires can hold regiment training, and they only need to report to the magistrate, and then they can recruit troops to suppress bandits."

  Tao Bangyong immediately refused: "The Tao family can only read books, but they don't know how to fight."

  Yang Guanji persuaded: "The Jiangxi Zhao thief has captured Liling and surrounded Liuyang, and will soon attack Fucheng. This thief wants to divide the property of a large family, and the Tao family's tens of thousands of acres of land are in danger!"

  Tao Bangxian cupped his hands and said: "The county lord, please come back, the Tao family will not recruit soldiers to fight!"

  Tao Bangyong also stood up and bowed. The two brothers stopped talking and went back to the mourning hall to guard the spirit for their father.

"Ugh!"

  Yang Guanji shook his head helplessly, had no choice but to give up, and went to find other big households the next day.

  The Tao brothers secretly discussed the matter of being a thief. They have eight sons and several daughters. The two unmarried daughters can marry officials under Zhao thief's command. The eight sons, as long as they are adults, can be sent to thief Zhao to become officials.

  As for the tens of thousands of acres of land in the family, they can be divided as long as they can save their lives.

  Why so crisp and neat?

  Because during the Wanli period alone, more than 20 peasant uprisings broke out in southern Hunan. As long as the peasant army hit Changsha, they would definitely attack the Tao family.

  The entire Tao family, in the early years of Tianqi, the men were killed and only four grandparents and grandchildren remained. After many wars, the Tao family's more than 100,000 mu of land is now only a few tens of thousands of mu.

  The Tao family has been killed and is extremely sensitive to troubles.

  Now, the number of males in the family has multiplied to ten, and it is very likely that the family will be wiped out if they are massacred. It is necessary to find a strong backer.

  They sent people to Jiangxi last year to observe Zhao Han's policy towards the big clan. The situation made them very happy. The Jiangxi thief Zhao actually only wanted the land, not to mention stealing money and killing people, even the grain in the warehouse.

   "Father, uncle," Tao Aizhi, the eldest son of the eldest son of the house, said, "Since you have decided to join Mr. Zhao, why don't you take the opportunity to make great contributions?"

  Tao Bangxian asked: "How to make meritorious service?"

  Tao Aizhi said: "In Nazhi County, the Tao family will pay for the group training, and then we can lead the troops to fight back!"

  Tao Aizhi was born in the early years of Tianqi. At that time, there were only four grandparents and grandchildren left in the Tao family. Therefore, it was named "Aizhi", and it was trained strictly since childhood, hired famous teachers to teach, and sent it to Yuelu Academy to study. Although he is only eighteen years old this year, he is knowledgeable and resourceful.

  Tao Bangxian and Tao Bangyong looked at each other, but they had lingering fears, and they were especially afraid of fighting.

  Tao Bangyong said: "The military situation is dangerous, if you can avoid it, you can avoid it. It's better to wait at home to divide the land. The most important thing now is for you brothers to take more concubines and have children, so that the Tao family will prosper."

  Tao Aizhi said angrily: "Uncle, my nephew is only eighteen years old this year. The second and third brothers are sixteen years old, and the fourth brother is only fifteen years old. How can a young Yinghua be obsessed with women when he is just making great achievements?"

Tao Bangxian's expression was a little frightened, and he sighed and said, "You are young, so you don't know the dangers of war. Decades ago, there were more than two hundred men in the Tao family. In your great-grandfather's generation alone, there were thirteen brothers in the main clan. Your grandfather's In the same generation, there were eleven brothers from the same branch. However, in the past civil turmoil, there were countless killings, and my father saw all the uncles and uncles being killed. The female family members in the family were insulted and even tortured to death!"

  Tao Bangyong also said: "The most dangerous time, the thieves came too fast. My mother and I jumped into the cesspit, soaked in the manure for a whole day, covered with maggots all over our bodies, and only escaped in the middle of the night."

Tao Aizhi had never experienced that before, and she was also young and energetic, and said firmly: "Father, uncle, why did the Tao family suffer so many misfortunes? It was all due to the corruption of the court, the officials forced the people to rebel, and the people were in chaos. Now Mr. Zhao raised an army, Jiangxi Now that there is a great order, there is no more civil chaos. This is the hero who calmed down the troubled times. Since my Tao family is determined to join, it is not only about offering soil, but also taking the opportunity to make great contributions. For the public, it is for the livelihood of the people; for private, it can be done. Let my Tao family get rich again! How can I miss such a good opportunity? A man was born in troubled times, do you still want to live by idling and spend all day with women in the inner house?"

"boom!"

  The door of the room was pushed open, and three teenagers walked in.

  It was Tao Bangxian's second son Tao Yuzhi, Tao Bangyong's eldest son Tao Yunfeng, and his second son Tao Aifeng. The youngest was only fifteen years old.

   "Father and uncle (uncle) please recruit soldiers!"

  The three teenagers knelt down in unison.

  Tao Aizhi also knelt down: "Father and uncle please recruit soldiers!"

  The brothers were both worried and happy. The worry is that the soldiers are afraid of disasters, but the joy is that the sons have great ambitions.

  A few days later, the Tao family sent people to Fucheng to report, and the magistrate and county magistrate were very pleasantly surprised. During the ten-month period, the Tao family recruited more than 4,000 soldiers, led by the four brothers Tao Aizhi, Tao Yizhi, Tao Yunfeng, and Tao Aifeng.

  …

  Liuyang.

  Li Zheng was extremely depressed at this time, and sent four troops in southern Hunan. Huang Yao conquered Liling, Liu Zhu conquered Chaling, Zhang Tieniu conquered Ling County, and he was the only one trapped in Liuyang City.

  Feng Zuwang, magistrate of Liuyang, has been promoted to a different place, but the bravery he has cultivated is still there. Although the new county magistrate has little ability, he also knows how to delegate power, and handed over Xiangyong to Wang Hui to lead.

  Wang Hui was not able to leave the city, with hot oil, golden juice, rolling wood, and falling rocks in place, and he guarded Liuyang County impeccably.

   Can't attack by force!

  Feng Zuwang, the former magistrate of the county, not only compiled and practiced Xiangyong, but also repaired and strengthened the county town.

  This Feng Zuwang didn’t follow his father Feng Menglong’s writing of novels, why did he come here to meddle in military affairs?

  Looking at the city, Li Zheng had no choice but to besiege the city and send reinforcements, but Changsha did not send reinforcements.

   "Siege the city is the bottom, and attack the heart is the top." Xiao Zongxian reminded.

   Li Zheng asked: "How to attack the heart?"

  Xiao Zongxian said: "The missionaries and farmers' associations are ordered to allocate land to the family members of Xiangyong in the city first, and then let these family members go outside the city to advocate. If they cannot find their family members, they will allocate land to their neighbors."

  Li Zheng suddenly came to his senses, and said with great joy, "Good strategy!"

   Make a plan and act now.

   A few days later, hundreds of farmers who had been assigned to the fields first crossed the moat in small boats.

   "Don't shoot arrows, I saw my dad!"

   "My third uncle is here too, everyone don't want to shoot arrows."

   "..."

  Guardian Wang Hui was shocked and angry at once. He came from a family of big landlords with tens of thousands of acres of land, and he had brought his family to the city in advance.

  However, most of the countrymen under his command come from small landlords and self-cultivating farmers, and some of them are tenants.

  The hundreds of peasants outside the city, he really didn't dare to order to shoot arrows, otherwise the army's morale would be in chaos.

A self-cultivating farmer shouted: "Brother Run, I am your father. Our field has not been divided, and there are more than 20 mu more. There are paddy fields, dry fields, and mountainous land! Don't fight again with the government. Quickly surrender and be Mr. Zhao's soldier!"

  Another tenant had tears streaming down his face, and cried, "Shitou, our family has a field, our family also has a field! No need to farm for the landlord anymore, our family also has a field, go home and farm!"

   "Liangzi, I am your uncle. Your father left early, and you brothers have lived a hard life since childhood. Come home, your mother has divided the land, and you should divide the family and the land!"

   "Brother, I'm the younger sister. Women can also divide the land, parents want you to go home quickly!"

   "..."

  After shouting, all the defenders were silent, listening to what the city had to say.

  Wang Hui only felt cold all over, how could he fight like this?

   He looked at the soldiers around him. Except for the children of the rich family, everyone else became restless, with yearning written all over their faces.

  How do you fight a war?

   Just two or three more days of shouting, the rebels don't have to attack the city at all, and more than half of the defenders themselves will run away, and they may even open the door to sacrifice the city directly.

  Wang Hui walked towards another section of the city wall, and said expressionlessly, "Master, I will borrow your head."

  The magistrate looked terrified, and before he had time to beg for mercy, he was hacked to death by Wang Hui.

   "Kaesong!"

  Wang Hui held the magistrate's head and led Xiangyong out of the city to surrender. This battle was simply impossible to fight.

  Li Zheng came over with his troops, and said with a smile, "You are the guard Wang Hui? You are good at leading troops. Follow me to fight from now on."

   "Willing to die for Mr. Zhao!" Wang Hui knelt on one knee.

  Wang Hui had only killed thieves from Jiangxi before, and his hands were never stained with the blood of Datong soldiers. Moreover, his subordinates are all soldiers from his hometown, so it is impossible to kill people randomly in his hometown.

  Besides being born in a rich family, the land will definitely be divided, so there is no other conflict with Zhao Han.

   Most of the Xiangyong under Wang Hui were sent home, leaving only 1,000 people as a food delivery team. There is no official establishment for the time being, just temporarily recruited food and auxiliary soldiers.

   After a short rest, Li Zheng sent someone to report the victory to Huang Yao and discuss the next battle plan.

  At this moment, Huang Yao had already left Liling, captured Lukou Town (Zhuzhou), and blocked the water and land transportation arteries.

  When the news of the victory of the friendly army came, Huang Yao immediately ordered Li Zheng to go to harass Changsha. And he himself led the troops to Xiangtan. As long as Xiangtan was captured, he could encircle Changsha with Li Zheng.

   While waiting for the order, Li suddenly caught a "spies".

The "spies" knelt down and kowtowed: "General, please forgive me. This villain is a servant of the Shaping Tao family. My master has recruited thousands of soldiers. As long as the general arrives, he will surely fight back. If the general does not believe it, after arriving in Changsha, you can go to Shaping first." Fentian, the fields there are all owned by Dow."

  Li Zheng is dubious, and there are big landlords who take the initiative to ask for land?

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  (end of this chapter)